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Episode 3: Compulsive Caregiving — The Child Who Learns to Look After Everyone Else
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The “good” kid who helps, soothes, and never complains can look like a dream to teachers and parents, but that shine can hide an attachment strategy built for survival. We’re talking about compulsive caregiving: when a child learns early that the safest way to stay connected is to take care of everyone else. The belief underneath is simple and devastating: if I keep you okay, everything will be okay.
We walk through how emotionally unstable homes shape this pattern, from living with depression, anxiety, conflict, or unpredictability to constantly scanning the room for who is…
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